| SQL Server Developer |
| 3 months to 29 Aug 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 239 | 193 |
| Rank change on same period last year | -46 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 418 | 787 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.557 % | 0.785 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.667 % | 0.918 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 116 | 182 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £345 | £346 |
| Average daily rate | £363 | £373 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.59 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £381 | £399 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £301 | £312 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.60 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 24 | 84 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £29.54 | £30.13 |
| Average hourly rate | £31.64 | £32.26 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.93 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £33.74 | £34.40 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £30.65 | £35.94 |
| % change on same period last year | -14.71 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 62639 | 85738 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 83.49 % | 85.53 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 21406 | 26624 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £380 | £391 |
| Average daily rate | £406 | £416 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.39 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £432 | £441 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £356 | £355 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.30 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 5411 | 7254 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.58 | £24.25 |
| Average hourly rate | £24.18 | £25.80 |
| % change on same period last year | -6.29 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.78 | £27.36 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.79 | £25.66 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.31 % |
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We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.
The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing SQL Server Developer across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.